While we do not accept international returns through our automated returns platform, international customers can still return their order for a refund if:

• The products are in like-new condition.
• You are within the 60-day return window, which starts the day you receive your package.

International customers are responsible for the cost of shipping.

To start an international return, please email us at hello@alethasupport.com and let us know you are an international customer looking to return your order. In your email, please provide the following:

• Order number
• Email address
• Items you wish to return
• Pictures of each product for an initial quality review
• A brief reason why you are returning each

After reviewing your email, we will share with you the correct mailing address to send your return package and will provide other instructions, if needed. Once your package is mailed, please provide tracking info so we can see the package is on its way back to us.

After we receive the returned package, we will inspect the product(s) to ensure they are not damaged and are in like-new condition. If approved, we will process the return and will email you back about the accepted return. You will also receive an email notification of the refunded amount. The refund will be credited to your original payment method.

We offer 10% discounts for the following special groups through GovX:

• Military - includes both active duty and veterans, as well as their dependents (spouse or child)
• First Responders - includes law enforcement, firefighters, and healthcare workers
• Teachers - includes K-12th grade teachers, as well as University teachers and staff
• Government Employees

We also offer 40% discounts for the following special groups through VerifyPass:

• Low-Income - includes SSDI, EBT/SNAP, and unemployment benefits recipients (US only)

Please go through the appropriate link to confirm your status. If approved, you will be provided with a unique coupon code to enter during the checkout process to receive your discount.

The Orbit is used to target the psoas muscle only. However, for best results, both parts of the hip flexor (the iliacus and the psoas) must be released. Because of its round shape, the Orbit is not used to target the iliacus muscle on the inside of the pelvic bone.

The Orbit is the perfect companion to the Hip Hook, a tool designed for the psoas and iliacus. After warming up the psoas with the Orbit, use the Hip Hook to apply firm, deep and precise pressure to both your psoas and iliacus muscles.

Additionally, using the Orbit to release tension in the piriformisand glute region will address the tension in these muscles as a result of your tight hip flexors.

No. Round shapes cannot apply direct, precise pressure to deeper muscles that are causing your pain. The Range doesn’t roll, has an appropriate size, and is shaped to pinpoint each muscle for best results.

The patented design of the Range allows for firm, direct, and precise pressure to each of the suboccipital muscles that line the width of the base of your skull. Its tips can also penetrate the pecs and upper traps significantly better than a ball.

Once you try it, you will find that its design is able to target your tight muscles in a way that no ball or other self-release technique or tool can.

The Hip Hook helps people release tension in their iliacus and psoas muscles (their hip flexors), supporting their ability to alleviate, prevent, or manage muscle tightness issues that may contribute to:

• Lower back pain
• SI joint pain
• Hip pain
• Hip impingement
• Sciatica or piriformis syndrome
• Knee pain
• Plantar fasciitis
• Bunion pain
• Disc injuries
• Scoliosis
• Anterior pelvic tilt
• Twisted pelvis
• Leg length discrepancy

And much more...

Every person's situation is unique. No matter what your history or symptoms are, consult with your healthcare practitioner before using the Aletha Health products to ensure they are appropriate for your situation.

*This information here is educational in nature and not medical advice.

The Range helps people release tension in their upper traps, neck, and chest, supporting their ability to alleviate, prevent, or manage muscle tightness issues that may contribute to:

• Neck pain
• Headaches
• Migraines
• Shoulder pain
• Rounded shoulders
• Forward head posture
• Upper back pain
• Jaw pain
• Rotator cuff pain
• Chronic stress

And much more...

Every person's situation is unique. No matter what your history or symptoms are, consult with your healthcare practitioner before using the Aletha Health products to ensure they are appropriate for your situation.

*This information here is educational in nature and not medical advice.

The Orbit helps people release tension in their general hip flexor and glute regions, supporting their ability to alleviate, prevent, or manage muscle tightness issues that may contribute to:

• Lower back pain
• SI joint pain
• Hip pain
• Hip impingement
• Sciatica or piriformis syndrome
• Knee pain
• Plantar fasciitis
• Bunion pain
• Disc injuries
• Scoliosis
• Anterior pelvic tilt
• Twisted pelvis
• Leg length discrepancy

And much more...

Every person's situation is unique. No matter what your history or symptoms are, consult with your healthcare practitioner before using the Aletha Health products to ensure they are appropriate for your situation.

*This information here is educational in nature and not medical advice.

Muscle tension and imbalances in the neck and upper body region often contribute to neck pain. This is commonly seen in people who spend more time in forward head and rounded shoulder postures, where they become very tight in the muscles at the base of the skull, down the neck, and in the upper traps, chest, and shoulder regions.

Here's how our products can help.

• Range: releases tension in the upper traps, suboccipitals, neck, and chest muscles; can also be used on other areas in the upper and lower body

Postural or alignment issues in the upper body can also be impacted by what is happening lower in the body. If the hips and pelvis are twisted, that impacts the alignment of the spine all the way up to the head and neck area.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, restoring alignment of the front of the hips and pelvis
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure, restoring alignment of the back of the hips and pelvis
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around better alignment
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their neck pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tension in the muscles at the base of the skull (called the suboccipitals) and the upper traps can contribute to headaches and migraines, especially if there are trigger points present.

People with a rounded upper body and a forward head posture are typically more susceptible to tension in the neck and traps, and may also hold lots of tension in their chest muscles (like the pec minor).

If tension in these areas is contributing to your headaches or migraines, here's how our products can help.

• Range: releases tension in the upper traps, suboccipitals, neck, and chest muscles; can also be used on other areas in the upper and lower body

Postural or alignment issues in the upper body can also be impacted by what is happening lower in the body. If the hips and pelvis are twisted, that impacts the alignment of the spine all the way up to the head and neck area.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, restoring alignment of the front of the hips and pelvis
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure, restoring alignment of the back of the hips and pelvis
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around better alignment
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their headaches and migraines, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

People who spend lots of time with a rounded upper body and a forward head posture are typically more susceptible to developing tension in the neck and traps, and may also hold lots of tension in their chest muscles (like the pec minor).

Once the tension in these areas is present, you might feel like you have to force your body into a better posture instead of just holding yourself in good posture naturally. Releasing tension is the first step you should take to make your other stretches and exercises more effective.

Here's how our products can help with forward head posture.

• Range: releases tension in the upper traps, suboccipitals, neck, and chest muscles; can also be used on other areas in the upper and lower body

Postural or alignment issues in the upper body can also be impacted by what is happening lower in the body. If the hips and pelvis are twisted, that impacts the alignment of the spine up to the head and neck area.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, restoring alignment of the front of the hips and pelvis
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure, restoring alignment of the back of the hips and pelvis
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around better alignment
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their posture, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Muscle tension and imbalances in the shoulders and upper body region often contribute to shoulder pain. This is commonly seen in people who spend more time in forward head and rounded shoulder postures, where they become very tight in the muscles at the base of the skull, down the neck, and in the upper traps, chest, and shoulder regions.

Here's how our products can help.

• Range: releases tension in the upper traps, suboccipitals, neck, and chest muscles; can also be used on other areas in the upper and lower body

Postural or alignment issues in the upper body can also be impacted by what is happening lower in the body. If the hips and pelvis are twisted, that impacts the alignment of the spine all the way up to the head and neck area.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, restoring alignment of the front of the hips and pelvis
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure, restoring alignment of the back of the hips and pelvis
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around better alignment
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their shoulder pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

People who spend lots of time with a rounded upper body and a forward head posture are typically more susceptible to developing tension in the neck, traps, and chest.

Once tension in these areas is present, you might feel like you have to force your shoulders back into better posture instead of just holding yourself in good posture naturally.

Releasing tension is the first step you should take to make your other stretches and exercises more effective. Here's how our products can help with rounded shoulders.

• Range: releases tension in the chest muscles (pec minor) that round the shoulders forward; also used on the neck and upper traps

Postural or alignment issues in the upper body can also be impacted by what is happening lower in the body. If the hips and pelvis are twisted, that impacts the alignment of the spine all the way up to the head and neck area.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, restoring alignment of the front of the hips and pelvis
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure, restoring alignment of the back of the hips and pelvis
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around better alignment
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their posture, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Rotator cuff injuries (i.e. impingement, tendonitis, tears) usually happen over time as the tendons experience wear from compression under the acromion process of the shoulder girdle as you begin to lift the arms to the side or lift them overhead.

Contributing factors that may increase the chances of a rotator cuff injury include:

• Poor posture: often leads to the development of muscle tension in the chest (pec minor) and upper traps, which disrupts the motion of the shoulder blades relative to the arm (called scapulohumeral rhythm)
• Muscle imbalances: Overactive upper traps and pecs, combined with underactive scapular stabilizers affect the shoulder blade's ability to upwardly rotate; reduces the space between the rotator cuff and the acromion, irritating the tendons
• Repetitive overhead movements: Can lead to overuse of the rotator cuff muscles and tendons, especially if scapular motion is affected by the above factors

Improving a rotator cuff injury often requires techniques to help overactive muscles relax, and help underactive or weaker muscles become more active and stronger. This combination can help re-educate the muscles to work better together when performing these motions with the arms and shoulder blades.

Aletha's products help reduce tension in overactive muscles that may be related to rotator cuff issues.

• Range: releases tension in the chest (pec minor) and upper traps muscles, which disrupts scapulohumeral rhythm and can lead to irritation of the rotator cuff over time; also can be used on the neck and back side of the shoulder

Postural or alignment issues in the upper body can also be impacted by what is happening lower in the body. If the hips and pelvis are twisted, that impacts the alignment of the spine all the way up to the neck and shoulder area.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, restoring alignment of the front of the hips and pelvis
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure, restoring alignment of the back of the hips and pelvis
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around better alignment
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their posture, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tension in the muscles around your head, neck, chest, and shoulders can contribute to jaw pain. Jaw pain is typically a symptom resulting from misalignment and tension elsewhere in the upper body.

For example, if your shoulders are rounded forward and you have a forward head posture, this misalignment and poor position pulls on the other muscles around the head and neck and ultimately begins recruiting the jaw muscles as well. Jaw tension and pain then develop over time.

To fix the jaw tension, you would want to address that directly AND work on the other areas that led to it in the first place. Here's how our products can help.

• Range: releases tension in the upper traps, suboccipitals, and chest muscles; can also be used on the jaw

Postural or alignment issues in the upper body can also be impacted by what is happening lower in the body. If the hips and pelvis are twisted, that impacts the alignment of the spine all the way up to the head and neck area.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, restoring alignment of the front of the hips and pelvis
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure, restoring alignment of the back of the hips and pelvis
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around better alignment
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their jaw pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tension in the muscles around your head, neck, chest, and shoulders can contribute to misalignment of the cervical spine, where more pressure is placed on the vertebrae and the discs and increases the likelihood of a disc injury.

To restore the alignment of your neck, releasing tension in the suboccipitals, upper traps, and chest are important. Doing so will get these tense muscles to finally relax, allowing you to engage the proper muscles to maintain better posture and give the disc a chance to heal over time.

Releasing tension is the first step you should take to make your other stretches and exercises more effective. Here's how our products can help with rounded shoulders.

• Range: releases tension in the upper traps, neck, and chest muscles that pull you into poor neck and upper body alignment

Postural or alignment issues in the upper body can also be impacted by what is happening lower in the body. If the hips and pelvis are twisted, that impacts the alignment of the spine all the way up to the head and neck area.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, restoring alignment of the front of the hips and pelvis
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure, restoring alignment of the back of the hips and pelvis
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around better alignment
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their neck pain related to a disc injury, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

The iliacus is one of the primary hip flexor muscles (along with the psoas) that is very prone to developing tension, whether it be from sitting, overuse in athletics, weakness, stress, hypermobility, compensation from a prior injury, etc.

When tight and imbalanced, these muscles create alignment issues around the lower back, pelvis, and hips that ultimately contribute to tightness and pain.

To learn more:

• Read: Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain
• Watch: Top 5 signs you have a tight iliacus

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Muscle tension in the hip flexors (the iliacus and psoas) and the deep hip rotators (like the piriformis) can contribute to SI joint pain. These muscles attach directly to your lumbar spine, pelvis, SI joint, tailbone, and hips.

When tight or there are imbalances side to side, these muscles can pull and twist these areas out of alignment. This creates more tightness around the lower back and pelvis and can irritate or cause pain in the SI joints.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your SI joint pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress on the SI joint
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their SI joint pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Muscle tension in the hip flexors (the iliacus and psoas) and the deep hip rotators (like the piriformis) can contribute to tailbone pain. These muscles attach directly to your spine, pelvis, tailbone, and hips.

When tight or there are imbalances side to side, these muscles can pull and twist these areas out of alignment. This creates more tightness around the lower back and pelvis and can irritate or cause pain near the tailbone.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your tailbone pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress on the hips and tailbone
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their tailbone pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tension and imbalances in the muscles around the pelvis, including the hip flexors and glutes, may contribute to glute pain. These muscles are on opposing sides of the hip and can create tension in the other because of how they restrict motion of the hip when tight, causing compensations.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your glute pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, helping with hip alignment and putting the glute into a better position to function more efficiently
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress on the hips
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their glute pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Muscle tension in the hip flexors (the iliacus and psoas) and the deep hip rotators (like the piriformis) can contribute to back pain. These muscles attach directly to your lumbar spine, pelvis, and hips.

When tight or there are imbalances side to side, these muscles pull and twist these areas out of their optimal alignment. This creates more tightness around the lower back and can lead to pain or other injuries.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your lower back pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress on the lower back
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their lower back pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tightness in the hip flexor muscles may contribute to lumbar facet joint pain or arthritis. Tension and imbalances can create too much arching in the pelvis and lower back, increasing compression of the facet joints and decreasing their ability to move smoothly.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, helping restore a more neutral pelvis alignment
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around a better alignment and reduce stress on the lower back
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their lower back pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Muscle tension in the hip flexors (the iliacus and psoas) and the deep hip rotators (like the piriformis) can contribute to sciatica or piriformis syndrome in several ways.

1. The sciatic nerve can be pinched where it exits the spinal column
2. A disc in the lumbar spine may be bulging or herniated and pressing on the sciatic nerve
3. Tension in the piriformis muscle compresses the sciatic nerve that runs through or under the muscle

These muscles attach directly to your lumbar spine, pelvis, and hips. When tight or there are imbalances side to side, these muscles can pull and twist these areas out of alignment.

This creates more tightness and instability around the lower back and pelvis and can irritate or cause pain deep in the glute or send nerve pain down the back of the leg.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your sciatic nerve or piriformis pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, easing the tug-of-war happening on the back side of the hip with the piriformis muscle
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce irritation to the sciatic nerve
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their sciatica and piriformis pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

The hip flexors (the iliacus and psoas) function to provide stability and support the pelvis and spine in their proper alignment. When tight and imbalanced, these muscles can pull the lower back out of alignment and reduce stability, which may place extra strain or compression on the joints, nerves, and discs in the lumbar spine and ultimately lead to an injury (e.g. herniated disc, bulging disc, etc.).

If tension in these areas is contributing to your lower back pain related to a disc injury, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress on the lower back
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their lower back pain related to a disc injury, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to anterior pelvic tilt. These muscles attach directly to your lumbar spine, pelvis, and hips.

When tight, these muscles can pull the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt and create pressure on the lumbar spine and back side of the pelvis. This causes the lower back to arch too much and compresses the joints, which may lead to pain or tightness in several areas:

• Lower back or quadratus lumborum (QL) muscle
• Front/inside of the hip near the groin
• Back of the hip in the glute
• Outside of the hip and down the thigh
• Quads and hamstrings
• Calves and feet

If muscle tension and anterior pelvic tilt are impacting how your body is feeling and moving, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress on the lower back
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their anterior pelvic tilt, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tightness in muscles like the glutes, hamstrings, lower back, and hip flexors can contribute to posterior pelvic tilt. These muscles attach directly to your lumbar spine, pelvis, and hips.

When the glutes and hamstrings are tight, these muscles can pull the pelvis backward into a posterior tilt, rounding the lower back. This aligns the pelvis in a way that causes the hip flexor and lower back muscles to become underutilized and lengthened beyond their normal length, resulting in muscle tension there, too.

If muscle tension and posterior pelvic tilt are impacting how your body is feeling and moving, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas (hip flexor) muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the hamstrings, glutes, piriformis, and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress on the lower back
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their posterior pelvic tilt, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

The psoas and iliacus (your hip flexors) attach to the lumbar spine, pelvis, and hips. When functioning optimally, they support these areas in their natural alignment. If these muscles become tight or if one side becomes tighter than the other, it creates an imbalance in the body.

Tension in these muscles often creates an anterior pelvic tilt or pelvic rotation, and can lead to other compensations such as a lateral pelvic tilt, sometimes referred to as a pelvic upslip or hip hike.

The pelvis begins to rotate, the body wants to shift its center of mass towards one side, the spine curves, and the way your legs attach to the hip joints is affected (creating a functional or apparent leg length discrepancy). Then other surrounding muscles in the lower back, hips, and glutes tighten up even more.

If tension and imbalance in these areas is contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around a better alignment
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause
• Range: While it's primary design is for the neck, chest, and shoulder region, the Range can be used to release tension in the lower back muscles like the QL.

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tension in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to hamstring tightness and even hamstring injuries. These areas often play a game of tug-of-war because of how they attach to opposing sides of the pelvis.

When tight, the hip flexor muscles pull the pelvis forward into an anteriorly tilted alignment, which places the hamstrings in a more lengthened position where they, too, will begin to develop tension and may grow weaker.

Addressing this issue may involve techniques to help the tight hip flexors and hamstrings relax, restore a more neutral position of the pelvis, and strengthen key areas that stabilize around this better alignment.

If muscle tension and anterior pelvic tilt are contributing to hamstring issues, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles, reducing their pull on the pelvis to help restore a more neutral position
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to release the hamstrings or as a warm up for the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, hamstrings, and hips to create stability and reduce tightness
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their hamstring issues, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

The psoas and iliacus (your hip flexors) attach to the lumbar spine, pelvis, and hips. When functioning optimally, they support these areas in their natural alignment. If these muscles become tight or if one side becomes tighter than the other, it creates an imbalance in the body.

Tension in these muscles can create an anterior pelvic tilt, pelvic rotation, pelvic upslip or hip hike.

The pelvis begins to rotate, the spine curves, and the way your legs attach to the hip joints is affected (creating a functional or apparent leg length discrepancy). Then other surrounding muscles in the lower back, hips, and glutes tighten up even more.

If tension and imbalance in these areas is contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability around a better alignment
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to hip impingement. These muscles attach directly to your hips and pelvis. When tight, they can rotate the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt which closes off the amount of space for the hip to move within the hip joint.

As you move through certain ranges of motion (like hip flexion and hip internal rotation), the head of the femur runs out of space and pinches the soft tissues inside of the acetabulum (hip socket). This pinching is called hip impingement, or femoroacetabular impingement (FAI).

If tension in these areas is contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce these sensations
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

While our products will not "fix" a torn labrum in the hip, having tension in the hip flexors and other surrounding hip or glute muscles may compress the hip and further irritate the soft tissues within the joint, such as the labrum, and cause pain or injuries to this area.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas (hip flexor) muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce these sensations
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

The iliacus and psoas muscles attach to the hip flexor tendons. When these hip flexor muscles get tight, they can pull on and irritate the tendons as you move your hip. The inflammation created is known as tendonitis.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce these sensations of tightness
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to snapping hip syndrome or other sensations of popping in the hips. These muscles attach directly to your hips and pelvis. When tight, they can rotate the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt which closes off the amount of space for the hip to move within the hip joint.

As you move through certain ranges of motion (like lowering your leg to the ground) and it will make an audible snapping or clunking sensation. This is caused by tension in the hip flexors not being able to lengthen and glide smoothly over the hip as you move your leg.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce these sensations
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to hip pain. These muscles attach directly to your hips and pelvis. When tight, they can rotate the pelvis forward into an anterior tilt and decrease the pain-free range of motion of the hip joint.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce these sensations
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) and other muscles around the hips can contribute to hip bursitis. Tension and imbalances can irritate the surrounding soft tissues, such as the bursa. This leads to inflammation of the bursa (called bursitis) and causes pain.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce these sensations
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to groin pain. These muscles cross the hip joint and insert along the inside of the femur in the groin region. When these muscles become tight, the range of motion coming from the hip joint is restricted and the surrounding muscles may tighten up as well. This may create irritation, discomfort, and pain in the groin region and also in the surrounding areas of the hip.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce these sensations
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tightness in muscles like the iliacus, psoas, and deep hip rotators can contribute to pelvic floor pain because they share a close anatomical connection to the pelvic floor. When tight and imbalanced, these muscles can pull the pelvis out of alignment and increase strain on the pelvic floor, which can affect the nerves and the muscles involved in the health of your bowel, bladder, and reproductive systems.

If tension in these muscles are contributing to your pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas (hip flexor) muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce tightness and pain
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles (your hip flexors) can contribute to IT band pain. The iliotibial (IT) band is a long piece of connective tissue that begins at the iliac crest of the pelvis, runs down the outside of the leg, and crosses the knee joint where it attaches to the tibia (or shin bone). Pain or tightness in the IT band often comes from tension in the surrounding muscles pulling on the IT band, such as the tensor fascia latae (TFL) and glutes.

You can start by using a ball to apply pressure to release these areas and see if that helps, but if the issue persists than there may be a deeper root cause contributing to your IT band pain. What could that be? Tightness in the iliacus and psoas muscles often restrict motion and create misalignment of the hips and pelvis, which then cause muscles like the TFL and glutes to become tight and pull on the IT band, creating pain.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your IT band pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook, or can be used on the TFL directly
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress on the lower back and hips
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their IT band pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Muscle tension in the hip flexors (the iliacus and psoas) and the deep hip rotators (like the piriformis) can contribute to knee pain. When tight, these muscles pull the pelvis forward into an anteriorly tilted position. This restricts motion coming from the hip and also affects how well the hip fits into the hip socket. This can cause the femur (thigh bone) to internally rotate relative to its "normal" position when the pelvis is neutral.

Internal rotation of the femur then creates a misalignment down at the knee joint because the upper and lower leg no longer line up. As you continue to walk, run, work out, and play sports with this imbalance, it can cause strain on the knee joint and the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments which can cause pain or result in an injury (e.g. meniscus, ACL, MCL, etc.).

If tension in these areas is contributing to your knee pain or affecting your recovery, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure, helping increase range of motion and stability around the hip
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress on the knees
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their knee pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

While plantar fasciitis is characterized by pain felt on the bottom of the foot, the problem may originate from the hips. Tension in the hip flexors affects the motion occurring at the hip joint, which starts a chain reaction of compensation down the leg that often results in overpronation of the foot, increasing strain on the plantar fascia.

This is often coupled with tension in the soleus, a deeper calf muscle that tries to stabilize the Achilles tendon to counteract the alignment and movement issue happening at the foot. Together, the overpronation and tension in the soleus causes tension to develop in the plantar fascia, leading to pain.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your foot pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Range: releases the soleus muscle with precise pressure; also used on the neck, chest, and upper traps
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress down the leg
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their foot pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

When experiencing ankle pain that hasn't resolved for some time, the problem may originate from the hips. Tension in the hip flexors affects the motion occurring at the hip joint, which starts a chain reaction of compensation down the leg that often results in misalignment of the ankle and overpronation of the foot, increasing strain on the tendons, muscles, and joints in the lower leg and around the ankle.

This is often coupled with tension in the soleus, a deeper calf muscle that tries to stabilize the Achilles tendon to counteract the alignment and movement issues happening at the foot and ankle. Together, the overpronation and tension in the soleus causes stiffness to develop around the ankle, leading to pain.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your ankle pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles in the hip flexor area with precise pressure
• Range: releases the soleus calf muscle with precise pressure; also used on the neck, chest, and upper traps
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress down the leg
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their ankle pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.

Achilles issues may originate from the hips. Tension in the hip flexors affects the motion occurring at the hip joint, which starts a chain reaction of compensation down the leg that often results in overpronation of the foot, increasing strain on the Achilles tendon.

This is often coupled with tension in the soleus, a deeper calf muscle that tries to stabilize the Achilles tendon to counteract the alignment and movement issue happening at the foot. Together, the overpronation and tension in the soleus causes tension to develop in the Achilles tendon, leading to pain or injury.

If tension in these areas is contributing to your Achilles pain, here's how our products can help.

• Hip Hook: releases the iliacus and psoas muscles with precise pressure
• Range: releases the soleus muscle with precise pressure; also used on the neck, chest, and upper traps
• Orbit: releases the piriformis and other deep hip rotators in the glute region with broad pressure; can also be used to warm up the hip flexors before using the Hip Hook
• Band: helps strengthen key muscles around your core, glutes, and hips to create stability and reduce stress down the leg
• Book: our Founder's book Tight Hip, Twisted Core - The Key to Unresolved Pain offers deeper insights into muscle tension and how it is impacting your pain, helping you understand how to address the root cause

When used consistently over time, the Aletha Health products support less muscle tension, better alignment, and increased strength & stability. This combination has helped many people improve their Achilles pain, and we hope it will help you too.

For best results, use the Aletha Health products together and alongside other stretches and exercises. Please check with your healthcare practitioner for which stretches and exercises are most appropriate for you.

*The information contained herein is for general informational and illustrative purposes and is not intended to be nor should be construed as medical advice or a substitute for your doctor’s care.

*Always seek the advice of your health care provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition and prior to using any Aletha Health products.